Springfield police began their investigation Tuesday when they were called to West North Street to investigate a report of a theft, according to an affidavit filed in support of the charges . Officers spoke with a woman who said her purse was stolen by a woman with blonde hair and wearing a pink shirt.

Officers responded to the Wendys and were told the woman had gone into the bathroom, the court document says. When Givens left the bathroom, she was wearing a multicolored dress and in a bag was a pink shirt and a blond wig, the affidavit says.

Givens was taken back to the scene where the purse was stolen, the affidavit says, and the victim was able to identify her. But, while the officers spoke to the woman Givens was able to escape.